Can be related. Yes, this has been known to happen with tricyclic antidepressants -- but also with fluvoxamine, an ssri thought to have less effect on myocardial function than tricyclics have. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc2829699/ it is not common with ssri's, but bears watch and reporting.

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